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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1912
Page
4
A writer recalls old home remedies using dandelion tansy and pokeweed once taught by mothers. He notes these simples now appear in drugstore preparations and argues for school lessons on locating harvest times and identifying beneficial insects and plants near Garfield park and along city outskirts.
An assassination attempt occurred Monday evening in Milwaukee targeting former President Roosevelt. A gunman fired a 38 calibre revolver but the shot was blocked. the attacker was immediately captured. Roosevelt's condition is not believed serious. A full account appears inside the paper.
The piece argues election day looms three weeks away with undecided voters still large. It claims campaigns lack sensational events, names Taft Roosevelt and Wilson as static figures, and predicts the vote will be a preliminary skirmish with unclear long term national policy effects.
In Ghent Belgium a small tour group driving a car into a women’s town faces an assertive nun guardian who halts the intruders at the arched gateway. The scene underscores the isolated, self governing nature of the women’s towns and their strict boundaries.
The Beguinage, moved in 1875 to accommodate new streets, now forms a compact medieval enclave with walls gates and a central church. About 700 Beguines live in small two story brick houses labeled with patron saints. Their main craft is delicate spider web lace production and restoration of royal heirlooms and other precious pieces.
A guard invention for automobiles reduces splashing of pedestrians when in motion. The device minimizes front-end soil after collisions and improves street cleanliness.
A Pennsylvania man recently died leaving a large estate to his two daughters. The will imposes a striking condition that the daughters lose the inheritance if they marry, a provision prompting speculation about how leap year timing might affect the outcome.
The plan envisions an elevated railway along the historic Paul Revere route in Boston. Officials say when finished passengers may recall Revere’s famous ride and the night he had to strap a horse to pull his carriage.
The quotation recalls Sir George White at Elandslaagte in the South African War as General French structures a bold plan. White and his staff reached the battlefield as a Maxim shell ripped near his horse. He refused surrender, telling French to carry on and that this was his show.
A London Globe correspondent reports a 1468 Arch bishop of York dinner listing vast quantities of food and drink including 3000 geese 400 plovers and 400 tarts. It notes 1000 servants 62 cooks and 515 scullions and lacks details on occasion and guest count.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as the sheriff arrives to seize a farm amid a bitter dispute. One husband argues he cannot lose the land without a plan, while his wife’s alleged affair with the hired man adds scandal and tension to the legal action.
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